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Asia-Pacific Daily Report December 27, 2004 International Relief PACIFIC DISASTER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NETW ORK (PDMIN) 1 Jarrett W hite Road MCPA-DM, Tripler AMC, HI 96859-5000 Telephone: 808.433.7035 ‡ PDMIN@ coe-dmha.org ‡ http://www.coe-dmha.org Asia-Pacific Daily Report December 27, 2004 Asia International relief assistance for Asia quake and tsunam i victim s In the aftermath of yesterday‘s earthquake and subsequent tsunami (tidal waves) that pummeled coastal areas along the coastlines in South Asia, Southeast Asia and eastern Africa, killing more than 20,000 people, nations around the globe have stepped forward to pledge financial and other relief assistance for disaster victims. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Australia, Britain, Canada, China, Czech Republic, European Union, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, the International Monetary Fund, United States, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have pledged financial as well as in-kind assistance for the victims of the disaster. Most of the financial assistance pledged thus far can be characterized as preliminary assistance in immediate response to the emergency and does not necessarily translate into significant dollar amounts. UNOCHA is likely to issue consolidated appeals following assessments by its Disaster Assistance and Coordination (DAC) teams. UNOCHA says rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts could cost billions of dollars. Major international humanitarian relief organizations are also expected to launch fund appeals shortly. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L27633773.htm India Nearly 7,000 people killed by a tsunami in India's southern states and Andam an Islands Nearly 7,000 people were reportedly killed yesterday (Sunday, December 26) when tsunami (tidal waves) triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia‘s northern Sumatra Island slammed India‘s Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Indian Ocean along with the country‘s southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. According to reports, some 2,500 people have been confirmed dead in Tamil Nadu, some 700 in Pondicherry, more than 70 people in Andhra Pradesh and more than 3,000 on the remote islands of Andaman and Nicobar are reportedly dead and another 2,000 missing. Thousands of others are still thought to be missing. The entire Air Force base at Nicobar has been washed away and twenty-three Air Force personnel along with their families and sixty-three others at the base were missing. The Indian government has sent navy and coast guard ships to the islands for rescue and relief operations. Authorities have launched a large-scale evacuation, relief and rescue operation by pressing air force helicopters into action. Two central emergency medical relief teams have been sent to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry. Paramilitary forces and armed forces are already helping state governments in relief and rescue operations. The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has requested the Central Government for the following assistance: Two additional flights, one each from Kolkatta and Chennai, for evacuation of stranded tourists at Port Blair, essential commodities and clothing, 500 containers for transportation of water, 10,000 tents, 10 portable diesel pump sets of 3/5 HP capacity, 200 portable generator sets, 50 mobile satellite phones and 1,000 torches, augmentation of telecom facilities, including experts and equipments. Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have already carried out aerial surveys. The Union Health Ministry has dispatched full medical teams to Chennai, Hyderabad, Pondicherry and Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar). India has not asked for any international assistance to cope with the disaster. Indian Ocean nations are not among the 26 nations that make up the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami W arning System. The system is designed to alert member nations 3-14 hours in advance when potentially devastating waves may hit their coastlines. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/972693.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/972640.cms http://edition.cnn.com/2004/W ORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/index.html http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southasia/view/124371/1/.html Indonesia Nearly 5,000 people killed in Indonesia's northern Sum atra Island Up to 5,000 people have been reported killed in Indonesia, following the massive earthquake which struck off the coast of Sumatra yesterday (Sunday, December 26). At least another 300 people are thought to be missing. The worst hit area was the restive province of Aceh, located on the northern tip of Sumatra, some 1,000 miles (1,700 km) northwest of Jakarta and north Sumatra province. The provincial capital, Banda Aceh, is said to have taken the brunt of the devastation, with reports of at least 3,000 dead. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declared a National Disaster, but there has so far been no request for international assistance. Indonesian officials say that they are rushing to bury the dead to help prevent the spread of disease and to comply with Muslim tradition. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reports that some 50,000 people have been displaced. The UN said that it had offered to send in disaster response teams. —W e have made ourselves available to the government and we are just waiting for the government‘s response on how they would like the United Nations to cooperate,“ said Mohamed Saleheen, acting UN resident representative and humanitarian coordinator in Indonesia. CNN reports that an Indonesian government official said that Aceh would be open from Tuesday (December 28). Aceh has been off limits to foreign aid workers because of current military operations in the rebellious province, where a long-running insurgency has been waged by Free Aceh Movement (GAM), rebels. Indonesia‘s military chief, General Endriartono Sutarto says that he has called for a temporary ceasefire with the GAM so that both sides could help with the disaster. Sutarto said that he would reassign troops from the military operation to relief efforts. Aid to Aceh is expected to flow through Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, located to the south of Aceh. The UN has warned of epidemics within days across the region if health systems could not cope. —There have not been any reports of disease yet, but we in the military will be cooperating closely with the health ministry to anticipate the spread of diseases,“ Lt. Colonel Edi Sulistiadi, a military spokesperson says. Indonesian Red Cross workers were reportedly deployed to carry out search and rescue operations and to help with evacuations. A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team is reportedly being sent to Indonesia. http://www.cnn.com/2004/W ORLD/asiapcf/12/27/quake.indonesia.reut/index.html http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1171286,0050.htm http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/6686f45896f15dbc852567ae00530132/39e4c756f3037580c1256f77003ddb67?OpenDocument http://www.reliefweb.int/w/RW B.NSF/UNID/B289AB64E432DCEA85256F770073F2F7?OpenDocument Massive earthquake m easuring Magnitude 9.0 off the west coast of Indonesia's northern Sumatra Island devastates countries along the Indian Ocean rim killing more than 20,000 people More than 20,000 people have reportedly been killed along the costal areas in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the eastern coast of Africa after a massive undersea earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale off the west cost of Indonesia‘s northern Sumatra Island triggered giant tidal waves, some as high as 33 feet (10 meters) that smashed into as many as 10 countries, causing widespread devastation. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the earthquake located 3.298 degrees North, 95.779 degrees East of the west coast of northern Sumatra (some 155 miles south, southeast of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, and some 1,000 miles northwest of the capital Jakarta) occurred yesterday (Sunday, December 26) at 6:58 AM local time (00:58 UTC). The subsequent tidal waves generated by the quake inundated costal areas in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lank, Maldives, Somalia and Kenya. Indonesia‘s conflict- torn northern Island of Aceh, Thailand‘s southwestern coast including resort islands such as Phuket and Phi Phi, eastern coast of Sri Lanka, and India‘s Andaman and Nicobar as well as southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and have experienced the most devastation. There was very little time to warn people in affected countries. Tidal waves began pummeling southern Thailand within one hour of the earthquake and slammed into costal areas in India and Sri Lanka some 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) within 2 ² hours. The absence of an early warning system for tidal waves (tsunamis) that are rare in the Indian Ocean is to blame for the otherwise preventable massive death toll. The UN experts are warning of possible epidemics within days if health systems were not brought up to speed. According to the UN, water, sanitation, food, shelter and health are priority sectors to stem any disease outbreaks. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/ http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041227/kyodo/d8783dr80.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/972369.cms http://edition.cnn.com/2004/W ORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/index.html http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041227/ap/d8782jqo0.html http://edition.cnn.com/2004/W ORLD/asiapcf/12/26/un.epidemics.reut/index.html Sri Lanka More than 11,500 people killed by tsunami generated by yesterday‘s m assive earthquake More than 11,500 people in Sri Lanka have been reported killed by tsunami (tidal waves) generated by yesterday‘s massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia. At least 70 of those killed were reported to be foreign tourists. Additionally, around 1 million people are reported to have been displaced in massive flooding.
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